Matt Caution

Matthew Caution is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USISL and the National Professional Soccer League.

Matt Caution
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-11-29) November 29, 1974
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Youth career
1993–1997 Missouri State Bears
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 St. Louis Knights
1998–1999 Cincinnati Riverhawks 48 (13)
1999–2000 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 18 (1)
2000 Indiana Blast 23 (7)
2000–2001 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 29 (7)
2001–2002 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 25 (2)
2003–2005 St. Louis Steamers (indoor) 61 (7)
2005–2008 California Cougars (indoor) 58 (5)
2008 Orlando Sharks (indoor) 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

In 1993, Caution graduated from Fort Zumwalt South High School. He attended Southwest Missouri State University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1997. In 1994, he broke his leg while playing for the St. Louis Knights of the USISL during the collegiate off-season.[1] He lost his 1994 season with the Bears, but returned in 1995 and played through the 1997 season. He holds the school record for points (125), goals (46) and assists (33).[2]

Professional

On February 1, 1998, the Dallas Burn selected Caution in the third round (twenty-fifth overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.[3] On March 1, 1998, the Burn waived him during a pre-season roster reduction.[4] He signed with the Cincinnati Riverhawks of the USISL A-League where he played the 1998 and 1999 season. In December 1999, he signed with the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League and played through the end of the 1999–2000 season. In 2000, he played for the Indiana Blast.[5] In the fall of 2000, Caution signed with the Buffalo Blizzard of the NPSL. The Blizzard folded at the end of the season and the Cleveland Crunch selected Caution in the Dispersal Draft.[6] The Crunch traded Caution to the St. Louis Steamers in exchange for Clint Regier in 2002. When the Steamers announced they would sit out the 2002–2003 season, the league held a dispersal draft in August 2002 and the Philadelphia KiXX selected Caution.[7] On October 2, 2002, The KiXX then traded Caution to the Kansas City Comets for Matt Knowles. Through all these trades, Caution did not suit up for any of these teams. On October 2, 2003, Caution joined the Steamers as they re-entered the league.[8] In 2005, the California Cougars selected Caution in the MISL Expansion Draft. In 2008, the Cougars traded Caution to the Orlando Sharks where Caution finished his career.

References
  1. "CAUTION NOT THE WORD THIS SEASON AT SMSU" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Saturday, September 17, 1994
  2. Missouri State Bears soccer records Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1998 MLS Draft Picks
  4. MLS: Nineteen Waived in March 1 Roster Cuts
  5. 2000 Indiana Blast stats
  6. MISL HOLDS DISPERSAL DRAFT
  7. MISL CLUBS BOLSTER ROSTERS THROUGH DRAFT
  8. "Sports Transactions from The Sports Network: Thursday, October 2, 2003". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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